Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A multi-functional apparatus comprising: a casing including a plurality of first openings on a first side, a second opening, a third opening, a fourth opening, and a fifth opening on an opposite, second side, a first cavity on an intermediate third side, and a second cavity on an opposite, intermediate fourth side; a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the casing and including a plurality of USB ports disposed in the first openings respectively, an on/off switch disposed in the second opening, a power-on light disposed in the third opening, a power connector disposed in the fourth opening, and a USB receptacle disposed in the fifth opening; first and second holders retractably disposed in the first and second cavities respectively, each of the first and second holders including a horizontal platform and a vertical door; a seat disposed on the casing with the PCB arranged below and including a plurality of exposed recesses on a top surface; and a plurality of hollow members each including two peripheral flanges on lower and upper ends respectively, and a plurality of wells on the peripheral flanges respectively wherein the lower flange of each hollow member is releasably disposed in one of the recesses.
2. The multi-functional apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the seat, the plurality of exposed recesses, the peripheral flanges of each hollow member are all rectangular.
3. The multi-functional apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising at least a first USB cable wound onto one of the hollow members.
4. The multi-functional apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the casing defines a parallelepiped shape.
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May 22, 2018
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